Schools have certainly changed considerably in the decades since these evocative pictures were taken.
But the value of the inspirational teachers and the friendships forge there remain as important now as they were all those years ago.
This retro photo gallery shows schools around Sheffield between 1960 and 1979, and some of the teachers and pupils there at the time.
Myers Grove, Jordanthorpe Secondary, Earl Marshal Comprehensive and Westfield are just some of the schools featured in the nostalgic images.
Is your school among those pictured, and what are your abiding memories of your days there?
The photos are taken from The Star’s archives and shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
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41. Stocksbridge Junior
Pupils in the classroom at Stocksbridge Junior School, Cedar Road, Sheffield, in 1963 | Picture Sheffield/Photowork Ltd
42. Time for school
Lady Mayoress, Mrs K. G. Worrall with children at the official opening of Hallam County Primary Schools, Hallam Grange Crescent, Lodge Moor, Sheffield, in 1966 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
43. Hunshelf County Secondary School
Hunshelf County Secondary School, in Ecclesfield, Sheffield, in 1966. It would later amalgamate with Hunshelf Secondary Modern School to form Ecclesfield Comprehensive School.